A set of historic 300-year-old guns have finally returned to their Scottish hometown after years spent in a private ...

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

flintlock fowler that would be his constant ... back forestock to accommodate the use of a bayonet, as did many hunting guns that saw militia service. Currently, it is stocked as a full-length ...

I enjoy the architecture and the feel of a custom gun when I build them to fit me,” he said. “The whole fit and feel of a flintlock." Kauffman likes carrying a flintlock in the woods in all ...

The Brown Bess was one of the best-known flintlock guns in military use. Eventually the flintlock was replaced by the percussion cap. BBC History Best of History websites The British Museum The ...

The Brown Bess was one of the best-known flintlock guns in military use. Eventually the flintlock was replaced by the percussion cap.